Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

All of these deals predate the current Government. That is the first point I will make. My understanding is that the issue relating to the Department of Health is going before the Committee of Public Accounts, which is the proper forum for it to be debated at. As Taoiseach, I do not get involved in every single operational contract or procedure that Departments conclude or engage in on a weekly or monthly basis. We do not operate on that sort of basis.

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